Tokyo stocks rose on September 17, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 64,136, up 213.25 points, as investors bought selected technology, pharmaceutical, insurance and consumer-related shares after the Federal Reserve’s rate hike, though gains were capped by a stronger dollar, renewed yen weakness and caution before the Bank of Japan’s policy decision. (News On Japan)

The BBC goes inside a fortified storage facility to view luxury goods seized by Singapore police in a $2.2 billion money laundering case that are now up for auction.

The photos, provided by active military personnel, show a severed radar jet, flattened trailers and severely damaged buildings as a result of Iranian strikes.

The Federal Reserve unanimously voted to increase interest rates to 3.75%-4% from 3.5%-3.75% on Wednesday.

Black - who had business ties to Epstein - declined to appear and provide documents related to the convicted sex offender.

Black - who had business ties to Epstein - declined to appear and provide documents related to the convicted sex offender.

The 69-year-old White House chief of staff is a powerful figure and particularly close to the US president.

A wrecked air force plane and destroyed buildings are among the images obtained by the BBC's partner CBS News.

Some 10 families had reportedly been living in the six-storey building in Gaza City that was hit by an Israeli strike last year.

A wrecked air force plane and destroyed buildings are among the images obtained by the BBC's partner CBS News.

The owner of the acclaimed establishment avoids jail but is made to pay 15 million won (£8,144; $10,965).

The owner of the acclaimed establishment avoids jail but is made to pay 15 million won (£8,144; $10,965).

The conservative activist was speaking to a crowd of thousands on the university campus when he was shot and killed by a gunman positioned on a roof.

The conservative activist was speaking to a crowd of thousands on the university campus when he was shot and killed by a gunman positioned on a roof.

Christian Democratic Union leadership throws its weight behind the chancellor ahead of two state elections this weekend.

Christian Democratic Union leadership throws its weight behind the chancellor ahead of two state elections this weekend.

Hakone, one of the Kanto region's most popular tourist destinations, has been left with just two operating gas stations after a series of closures, prompting the town to provide more than 10 million yen in subsidies to help reopen a shuttered facility. (News On Japan)

Prolonged rain is disrupting tourism ahead of Japan's Silver Week holidays, forcing Nagatoro's popular river cruises to remain suspended for an 11th consecutive day while increased water flow at Fukuroda Falls in Ibaraki Prefecture is drawing more visitors. (News On Japan)

Nigerian journalist and content creator Charity Ekezie believes the best way to challenge negative stereotypes about Africa is to laugh at them.

Copper roofing has been stripped from Shinano-no-miya Shrine in Oshika Village, Nagano Prefecture, leaving the wooden structure exposed in the latest of a series of similar thefts reported at shrines across the prefecture. (News On Japan)